My personal interpretation of this song is that this song is about Stevie and Jimmy Iovines relationship... Being on OSOTM, I feel it may have been written in reflection of her Rock A Little Experiences...
In the shadow of the castle walls
Wherever those walls were
Well you used to love...to be behind...those walls with
her
I always thought the castle walls referred to Stevie experiences in the Recording Studio...In the beginning of Stevie's solo career, her and Jimmy used to be behind the castle walls recording her music...
Within these walls...
Well he watched from the corridor...
Watched from the corner of his eyes...
Seemingly waiting for the time...
When the castle walls...would all fall down
But after Rock A Little those Castle Walls fell down. Since Jimmy was a New Yorker, I always had the impression that he may have thought Stevie was a too good to be true...
Yes it was a strain on her...
Watching her castles fall down
Oh...but there was a time when...he called her "angel"
Where in the world did you come from?
I've always heard the "angel" references are Linsay related but I think the "Where in the world did you come from?" comment could be a Jimmy statement. The pleasant surprise of working with such a talented songwriter not just a "pretty face who could sing"
In the shadow of the castle walls
Wherever those walls were
In this land or in that land
Well the castles all seem to belong to her
And all this talk...about love and hate
And our separation way on down the line...
Well they just can't wait, can they?
No they just can't wait...
This part is about having it all, the career, the fame and even the love of a man. But with fame, there's always gossip and rumours about a star's love affairs. The media puts you on a pedestal just to tear you down. The Rock A Little Tour was the first time, I ever saw Stevie criticized in music review and papers...
There was a light that lighted the way to the chamber...
Where they spent all their time, well...
There was a light that lighted the way to the chamber
door where...
They seemed to spend all their time...
I've read and heard that Stevie loves to record at night and light takes on a magical glow at night. these lines support my "recording studio" theorey...
Ooh my love...Ooh my love...Ooh my love...
Hey, hey, baby...No one can take you away from
me...no...no one...
In the shadow of the castle walls...
I really love Stevie song endings...she can write the saddest lyrics to make you cry. But she always leaves you with a little strength and courage to get up from your misery and go on...like she herself always does.
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~I can turn all your music on, I can make you feel alive - SLN~
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